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This painting depicts a dark brown teapot and a fish on a white cloth. The fish is mostly greenish gray, with some white and pale red scales. It appears to be propped up on something, perhaps a plate or another fish, and its head is facing the right. The teapot is on the left, with its spout turned towards us. The background is textured beige, and the white cloth below the objects has some small folds in it.
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This painting depicts a dark brown teapot and a fish on a white cloth. The fish is mostly greenish gray, with some white and pale red scales. It appears to be propped up on something, perhaps a plate or another fish, and its head is facing the right. The teapot is on the left, with its spout turned towards us. The background is textured beige, and the white cloth below the objects has some small folds in it.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

An English Breakfast

John Frederick Peto

Date
c. 1890s
Medium
oil on academy board
Dimensions
overall: 14.8 x 22 cm (5 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.) framed: 25.72 x 33.02 x 2.22 cm (10 1/8 x 13 x 7/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1999.79.30
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Fish
  • still life
  • still
  • Acquired after publication of American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II [M-Z]
  • Realist
  • Food
  • Kettle
Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); purchased 15 December 1965 by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA.

NGA object ID 110276. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.